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A visit to the Van Winkle Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Van Winkle Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Winkle Cemetery

Lat:   33.1987°   (33° 11' 55")

Lon:   -96.4508°   (-96° 27' 2")

The Van Winkle Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.

The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west of the Van Winkle Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Van Winkle Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Winkle Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Van Winkle Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Winkle Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Princeton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <6>
  • Lowry Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Farmersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
    • Farmersville is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <6>
  • Valdasta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Blue Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Copeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeville
    • Copeville is located in Collin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copeville <6>
  • Frognot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Merit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Melissa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Parris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fairview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lucas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • McKinney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wylie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Wylie is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <6>
    • Lavon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavon
      • Lavon is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <6>
    • Nevada
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Westminster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <6>
    • Saint Paul
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Josephine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
      • Josephine is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <6>
    • Anna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Roland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roland
      • From the Van Winkle Cemetery to Roland
    • Parker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sedalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Allen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>
    • Clinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mantua ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantua came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
      • Mantua is located in Collin County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Van Winkle Cemetery. The following communities are located in Collin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Winkle Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Van Winkle Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Van Winkle Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1349189  (Van Winkle Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1349189 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Culleoka
    • County: Collin         Elev: 165
    • Location given for GNIS #1349189 (Van Winkle Cemetery)

The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Van Winkle Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1987, Longitude: -96.4508    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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